CN110103849A - Cable regulating mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

A kind of will include that the cable-assembly of cable is connected to the cable regulating mechanism of bracket, and mechanism includes: connecting sleeve, the cable connections for having the bearing attachment for being attached to bracket, receiving the first noumenon inside of cable and being attached to the mechanism body of cable-assembly；Mechanism body, has the second end of the second body interior for receiving cable, first end and opposite to that receiving connecting sleeve, and the second body interior limits adjustment axis；Spacer member, has the end and the other end coupled at first end with mechanism body opposite with an end of the cable main body for being attached to cable-assembly, and spacer member has the third body interior for receiving cable；And lock, keep selected relative position to keep the separation distance between connecting sleeve and cable main body along adjustment axis in mechanism body；Wherein selected relative position is determined relative to the position that first end couples by adjusting an end along adjustment axis before with lock by the locking of selected relative position.

Description

Cable regulating mechanism

Technical field

The present invention relates to the governing mechanism of tension for cable.

Background technique

The solution for being currently used in attachment cable uses regular cable end sleeve and the cable positioned at the centre of cable Adjuster.This existing solution is not preferred, this is because: the quantity of part member is at least partially due to pass through It multiple cable parts, the cable and damper ends casing with a cable part and supporting support and splices to other cable parts In cable regulator carry out required assembling/configuration process and cause element Costco Wholesale increase and manufacture complexity increase. Particularly, the use of multiple cable parts associated with cable and damper ends casing and cable regulator also increases cable strain tune Complexity needed for section.

Summary of the invention

A kind of at least one of the shortcomings that the object of the present invention is to provide elimination or mitigating current cable regulating mechanism The cable regulating mechanism of disadvantage.

It is another object of the present invention to simplification when using more than one release device and/or improve to synchronous release It adjusts.

Provided first aspect is a kind of for will include that the cable-assembly of cable is connected to the cable adjusting machine of bracket Structure, the mechanism include: connecting sleeve, which has for being attached to the bearing attachment of bracket, inside the first noumenon And for and cable-assembly mechanism body attachment cable connections, for receiving across the first noumenon inside the first noumenon Internal cable；The mechanism body, the mechanism body have the second body interior, first end and for receiving connection The second end of casing, the second body interior is for receiving the cable across the second body interior, first end and the second end On the contrary, the second body interior limits adjustment axis；Spacer member, the spacer member have the cable for being attached to cable-assembly One end of ontology and the other end for coupling at first end with mechanism body, described the other end with it is described One end is on the contrary, spacer member has third body interior, and third body interior is for receiving across third body interior Cable；And lock, the lock for the selected relative position on holding mechanism ontology along adjustment axis, with keep connecting sleeve with Obtained separation distance between cable main body；Wherein, before with lock by the locking of selected relative position, by along adjusting Axis adjusts the position that one end couples relative to first end to determine selected relative position.

Provided second aspect is a kind of method for operating cable regulating mechanism, and cable regulating mechanism will be for that will wrap The cable-assembly for including cable is connected to bracket, method includes the following steps: the connecting sleeve with bearing attachment is attached To bracket, connecting sleeve has inside the first noumenon, for receiving the cable inside the first noumenon inside the first noumenon；It will The cable connections of connecting sleeve are attached to the mechanism body of cable-assembly, and mechanism body has the second body interior, first end Portion and the second end for receiving connecting sleeve, the second body interior is for receiving the cable across the second body interior, and the One end and the second end are on the contrary, the second body interior limits adjustment axis；One end of spacer member is attached to cable The cable main body of component and the other end of spacer member is coupled at first end with mechanism body, described the other end With one end on the contrary, spacer member has third body interior, third body interior is for receiving across third ontology Internal cable；And by locking bit at being used in mechanism body select relative position along adjustment axis holding, to keep Obtained separation distance between connecting sleeve and cable main body, wherein before with lock by the locking of selected relative position, lead to It crosses and adjusts the position that one end couples relative to first end along adjustment axis to determine selected relative position.

Detailed description of the invention

Fig. 1 is only used as example and referring to attached drawing, in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the existing solution of the cable regulator of the prior art；

Fig. 2 is the perspective view of vehicle；

Fig. 3 is the assembling figure of the cable regulating mechanism for being mounted in the vehicle of Fig. 2；

Fig. 4 is the unassembled figure of the cable regulating mechanism of Fig. 3；

Fig. 5 is the cross-sectional view of the mechanism body of cable regulating mechanism shown in Fig. 3；And

Fig. 6 is the exemplary operation of the cable regulating mechanism of Fig. 3.

Specific embodiment

Referring to Fig.1, the prior art of cable regulator is shown, which is used for cable via conventional line Cable-end parts casing pipe and the cable regulator among cable are attached to bracket.The existing solution is not preferred, this It is the quantity because of are as follows: part member at least partially due to by multiple cable parts, there is a cable part and support branch Required assembling/configuration process that the cable and damper ends casing of frame and the cable regulator to splice into other cable parts carry out And causes element Costco Wholesale to increase and manufacture complexity and increase.Particularly, using with cable and damper ends casing and cable regulator Associated multiple cable parts also increase the complexity needed for cable strain is adjusted.

Referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, show for being attached cable-assembly 22 and then carrying out tension adjustment to cable-assembly 22 Cable regulating mechanism 10, cable-assembly 22 are connected to the frame 7 coupled with vehicle body 11, closure panel 14, seat 9, lock/latch 17 Deng --- referring to fig. 2.Cable-assembly 22 has cable main body 21, and cable 23 is equipped in cable main body 21 (for example, metal Line).Cable 23 passes through each component of cable regulating mechanism 10 and is slidably received, with by cable 23 with Direction A-A ' at the opposite end for the end that component 19 is operatively connected to along cable 23 is slidably opened It moves and activates the component 19 being operatively connected to cable 23.In one example, component 19 can be vehicle door latch Pawl or release lever (being all not shown).Cable main body 21 --- the cable main body 21 is used as the conduit for cable 23 to guide And protect cable 23 --- by the interval being connected to cable main body 21 at the opposite end of cable regulating mechanism 10 26 Component 20 and be coupled indirectly to the connecting sleeve 15 at an end 24 positioned at cable regulating mechanism 10.In addition, mechanism sheet Body 18 is arranged so that spacer member 20 is located in mechanism body 18 between an end 24 and opposite end 26.

Cable regulating mechanism 10 can be attached to bracket 13 via connecting sleeve 15, and (bracket 13 is for being connected to frame 7 Or the other parts of frame 7), connecting sleeve 15 is used to cable regulating mechanism 10 being anchored to bracket 13.Cable regulating mechanism 10 also include the cooperation regulator parts that connecting sleeve 15 is attached at an end 24 of mechanism body 18；For in phase The spacer member 20 of cable main body 21 is attached at opposite ends portion 26；And for keep between end 24,26 along adjustment axis The lock 16 (referring to fig. 4) of the separation distance 25 (that is, interval) of line 27.As described further below, the end of cable main body 21 Separation distance 25 between 28 and connecting sleeve 15 reflects the tension for being applied to cable 23.By increasing separation distance 25, line The length that the slave connecting sleeve 15 of cable 23 is stretched out can pass through the effective length for the cable main body 21 that increase cable 23 necessarily takes up It spends --- that is, increasing tension --- and reduces.By reducing separation distance 25, the length that the slave connecting sleeve 15 of cable 23 is stretched out It can be increased by reducing the effective length --- that is, reducing tension --- for the cable main body 21 that cable 23 necessarily takes up.Machine Structure ontology 18 is relative to spacer member 20 as the axially position kept by lock 16 provides separation distance 25 and therefore provides It is applied to the tension of cable 23.

Regulating mechanism 10 is provided, regulating mechanism 10, which may be advantageously used with, is tensioned (that is, increasing or subtracting cable 23 The effective length of small cable main body 21), at the same can by will have the different components of different function (that is, connecting sleeve 15, with And lock 16 regulator parts, mechanism body 18 and spacer member 20) combination helped in an individual regulating mechanism 10 In reduction complexity.The combination of the tension adjustment ability of connection proposed and bracket 13 and cable 23 at least partially due to Assembling/configuration process of simplification between cable-assembly 22 and bracket 13 and can contribute to element Costco Wholesale reduction and The improvement of manufacturability.Particularly, any cable main body 21 between two parties between mechanism body 18 and connecting sleeve 15 are removed (that is, thus making directly to contact between connecting sleeve 15 and mechanism body 18), which helps to simplify, is connected to bracket for regulating mechanism 10 Assembling/the configuration process of 13 (and being ultimately connected to frame 7), while facilitating the tension adjustment stages of cable 23.

Referring again to Fig. 2, the example vehicle 8 with vehicle body 11 is shown, vehicle body 11 has one or more closures Panel 14.For vehicle 8, closure panel 14 can be referred to as partition or door, and partition or door are usually hinged on but lead to sometimes Cross such as track other mechanisms be attached at for ingressing and egressing out the opening 13a inside vehicle 8 by people and/or cargo before Portion.It should also be appreciated that closure panel 14 may be used as inlet panel, which is used for 8 system of vehicle, such as engine Room (for example, hood of vehicle 14) and the traditional baggage room (that is, vehicle storeroom 14) for being also used for automotive-type vehicle 8.It closes Close panel 14 can be opened with provide lead to opening 13a entrance or closure panel 14 can be turned off to closing or with The entrance of opening 13a is led in other modes limitation.For vehicle 8, closure panel 14 can be lifting as shown in Figure 2 Door or closure panel 14 can be the closure panel 14 of some other types, such as the car door being swung up (that is, sometimes by Referred to as gull wing type door) or therefore being hinged on the forward edge of door or backward edge simultaneously allows door far from (or direction) vehicle 8 Ontology 11 in opening 13a swing (or sliding) traditional type door.It is contemplated that the sliding door to closure panel 14 is implemented The top door embodiment of mode and closure panel 14, so that sliding door can be through level or slide vertically open class The door of type, thus door is installed on following tracks or hangs on following tracks: the track is to load and unload by opening 13 The equipment of load provides bigger opening 13 and enters without interfering.The inside of vehicle 8 may include adjustable seat 9.It should recognize Know, cable regulating mechanism 10 (referring to Fig. 3) (can say like, start with one or more mechanisms of lock/latch 17 17 device of hood latch, lifting 17 device of latch, 17 device of 17 device of latch and/or seat latch) it is used in association In vehicle 8.For example, by the operator's (not shown) acted on the handle 29 of vehicle 8 (for example, door handle --- referring to Fig. 3) Actuation cable 23 can be used for lock/latch 17 of actuation linkages to regulating mechanism 10 (for example, via bracket 13).

Referring to Fig. 4, connecting sleeve 15 has cable connections 15a (for example, machinery pressure socket part), cable connections 15a For being fixedly connected to mechanism body 18 or being over molded in mechanism body 18 such as use ultrasonic bonding skill Art is welded in mechanism body 18, so that mechanism body 18 is attached to connecting sleeve via cable connections 15a.23 quilt of cable It is threaded through corresponding body interior 30a, 30b, 30c of mechanism body 18, spacer member 20 and connecting sleeve 15.Connecting sleeve 15 also have the bearing attachment 15b for regulating mechanism 10 to be anchored to bracket 13.In the embodiment shown, bracket 13 It can have the upright protruding portion with receiving channel, and bearing attachment 15b includes annular flange outstanding and ring body, Middle ring body is accepted in slot and annular flange outstanding abuts upright protruding portion when slot is so received to prevent Ring body is along predetermined direction and slot disconnect engagement.Therefore, once connecting sleeve 15 is attached to mechanism body 18 and 13 liang of bracket Regulating mechanism 10 is just connected to bracket 13 by person, connecting sleeve 15.

Referring again to Fig. 4, spacer member 20 has cable main body interconnecting piece 32 (for example, receiving portion (receptacle)), Cable main body interconnecting piece 32 is used to accommodate the end 28 of (cable-assembly 22) cable main body 21.Cable main body 21 can be crossed mould System is welded in cable main body interconnecting piece 32 in cable main body interconnecting piece 32 or using such as ultrasonic welding technique.One Denier cable main body 21 is connected to regulating mechanism 10 via cable main body interconnecting piece 32, the edge of mechanism body 18 and spacer member 20 Adjustment axis 27 the change positioned to axial can result in adjust by be screwed across regulator parts (that is, lock 16, Mechanism body 18 and spacer member 20) tension that is subjected to of body interior 30a, 30b, 30c.Although cable 23 illustratively shows Out it is body interior 30a, 30b, the 30c being screwed across lock 16, mechanism body 18 and spacer member 20 and terminates at component 19 are fixedly connected at portion (component that the portion of being fixedly connected for example is securely attached to lock/latch 17), but cable 23 can terminate In at the interconnecting piece of connecting sleeve 15 so that the change of mechanism body 18 and spacer member 20 positioned to axial will lead to Adjust the tension being subjected to by cable 23 in its opposite starting end 33 (for example, starting end 33 is attached to handle 29).

Referring to Fig. 5, mechanism body 18 can have a series of spline 36a, and a series of spline 36a are for for example using hand Refer to or tool clamps.Mechanism body 18 further includes connection joining part 31a, 31b, and connection joining part 31a, 31b is used for and connector sleeve The connection of pipe 15 (for example, being clasped via the protrusion protrusion 31a being connect with slot 31b or press-fit --- referring to fig. 4, Fig. 5), And connection joining part 31a, 31b is located on cable connections 15a, when control interval component 20 is relative to mechanism body 18 Position when allow mechanism body 18 around adjustment axis 27 rotate.This, which can contribute to mechanism body 18, to be solid in cable 23 It is rotated in the case where fixed and non-rotatable relative to connecting sleeve 15 and spacer member 20.Mechanism body 18 can also have position Threaded portion 38a in body interior 30b, threaded portion 38a are used to be inserted into mechanism sheet in the threaded portion 38b of spacer member 20 When in the body interior 30b of body 18 with threaded portion 38b (referring to fig. 4) cooperation/couple (referring to Fig. 3).Therefore, threaded portion 38a, The cooperation of 38b (via spacer member 20 around the rotation of adjustment axis 27) provides between mechanism body 18 and spacer member 20 Adjustable connection, at the same facilitate between regulating mechanism ontology 18 and spacer member 20 along adjustment axis 27 to axial Positioning.

Mechanism body 18 also has a pair of of forked portion (prong) 40, the pair of forked portion 40 bullet at opposite end 26 It is connected to mechanism body 18 to property.Forked portion 40 can have a series of spline 42a (inward-facing towards adjustment axis 27), described A series of spline 42a be used for the spline 42b of spacer member 20 (spline 42b is protruded outward relative to adjustment axis 27 --- ginseng See Fig. 3) connection.Once lock 16 fixedly (but also releasedly) is engaged with forked portion 40 (that is, lock 16 can be along adjustment axis 27 move between unlocked position and latched position), spline 42a, 42b be forced to be engaged with each other so that spline 42a, 42b it Between the relative motion around adjustment axis 27 be restricted.Therefore, once lock 16 is in by fixedly (but releasedly) engagement Latched position (referring to Fig. 3), lock 16 result in spline 42a, 42b engage with being fixed to one another and thus limit interval component 20 around tune Nodal axisn line 27 further rotates.The rotation of limit interval component 20 is so that the setting tension of cable 23 is fixed, that is, makes end 24, the separation distance 25 between 26 is fixed.When lock 16 is not fixedly engaged with forked portion 40 --- that is, lock 16 is in solution lock-bit It sets, referring to fig. 4 --- when, forked portion 40 can be still resiliently biased with residual force towards spline 42a, around adjustment axis Line 27 facilitates to carry out ratchet with spline 42b between mechanism body 18 and spacer member 20 when rotating relative to one another or pawl is made With (that is, spline 42a, 42b to functioning such that each other: when not being fixedly engaged with lock 16, forked portion 40 can be promoted remote From deflecting each other, adjacent spline 42a, 42b are slid in their relative rotation by the peak potion of spline 42a, 42b And the valley of engagement splines 42a, 42b), it thereby assists in separation distance 25 and therefore to tension and carries out staged or increasing Amount formula intense adjustment and facilitate after this intense adjustment (that is, when lock 16 is in the unlocked position along adjustment axis 27 When) tension is kept.Then lock 16 and the fixed engagement of forked portion 40 (are leaned on once separation distance 25 is set and locks 16 Nearly opposite end 26 is in the locked position) further such that the holding of forked portion 40 is fixedly engaged with spline 42b, regardless of adjusting Any vibration or temperature change and the spacer member 20 and main body mechanism induced that mechanism 10 is subjected to during its use How is any potential relative motion around adjustment axis 27 between 18.Therefore, regulating mechanism 10 provides the tension to cable 23 Fine-tune (when lock 16 is located in unlocked position --- that is, far from opposite end 26 position and do not connect with forked portion 40 Close) and can be after simple and firm mode fine-tunes to the locking of this tension (when lock 16 is located in lock When positioning is set --- that is, positioning close to opposite end 26 and being engaged with forked portion 40).It is, therefore, to be understood that lock 16 can be remote Position (that is, being located in unlocked position) from opposite end 26 with provide between spline 42a, 42b around adjustment axis 27 it is limited/ Relative motion is slid, or lock 16 can be positioned/be located at opposite end 26 (that is, being located in locking close to opposite end 26 Position) to limit any limited/sliding relative motion around adjustment axis 27 between spline 42a, 42b.

In operation, lock 16 for example can slide 44 around the periphery of mechanism body 18 along adjustment axis 27, so that in Fig. 4 The axial position of lock 16 indicate that spline 42a, 42b are not in fixed be engaged by locking, and the axial position of the lock 16 in Fig. 3 In indicating that spline 42a, 42b are in fixed and are engaged by locking.The inside dimension 46 (for example, diameter) of lock 16 is greater than mechanism body 18 The external dimensions 48a near the spline 36a of an end 24, thus provide lock 16 and mechanism body 18 between relative axle To movement.On the contrary, the inside dimension 46 (for example, diameter) of lock 16 is slightly less than the forked at opposite end 26 of mechanism body 18 External dimensions 48b near portion 40 is provided with forked portion 40 towards mechanism body thus once lock 16 is moved in forked portion 40 The further fixed engagement compressed and thus promote spline 42a, 42b of the adjustment axis 27 of 18 body interior 30b.Example Such as, lock 16 can be and can move from an end 24 towards opposite end 26 along adjustment axis 27, until by securely (referring to Fig. 3) until being located in forked portion 40, thus the bending of forked portion 40 towards the body interior 30b of mechanism body 18 will Lock 16, which is located in securely (for example, via frictional fit) in mechanism body 18 and therefore by spline 42a, 42b, to be fixed to one another Ground is locked or is otherwise engaged to limit the further relative motion between spline 42a, 42b.In latched position, due to External dimensions 48b is greater than the fact that inside dimension 46, and lock 16 is with the engagement of forked portion 40 so that forked portion 40 is by towards adjustment axis Line 27 is bent.

Referring to Fig. 2 to Fig. 6, in the operation 100 of regulating mechanism 10, by by the threaded portion 38b and machine of spacer member 20 The threaded portion 38a of structure ontology 18 engages 102 to execute initial assembling, so that forked portion 40 is adjacent to the opposite end of mechanism body 18 Portion 26 positions, so that spacer member 20 is mechanically coupled to mechanism body 18.Next, the insertion of cable main body 21 104 is arrived In the cable main body interconnecting piece 32 of spacer member 20, and by cable 23 be inserted through spacer member 20 body interior 30c and The body interior 30b of mechanism body 18 is simultaneously inserted into the body interior 30a of connecting sleeve 15.In an end of mechanism body 18 At 24, then (connecting sleeve 15) cable connections 15a connection 106 to mechanism body 18 connects bearing attachment 15b 108 to bracket 13.In an option, the connection of cable connections 15a and mechanism body 18 can make spline 36a and one group of flower Key 32b (in the body interior 30a of connecting sleeve 15) is engaged with each other, thus prevent connecting sleeve 15 and mechanism body 18 it Between relative rotation.Alternatively, in the second option, mechanism body 18 and connecting sleeve 15 can be press fit together to permit Perhaps the relative rotation between mechanism body 18 and connecting sleeve 15, so that utilizing connection joining part 31a, 31b as described above.? In any case, once regulating mechanism 10 is completed initially to assemble, in the setting, the separation distance 25 between end 24,26 is just So that the tension of cable 23 is less than desired tension (for example, being minimum value or zero).In addition, at this stage, cable 23 is grasped The property made connection is to utilize 19 confirmations of component/progress.

In order to adjust the tension of cable 23, in one embodiment, spacer member 20 can be revolved around adjustment axis 27 Turn 110, to increase the separation distance 25 between end 24,26 and therefore increase the effective length of cable main body 21.With Separation distance 25 increases, since the cable main body 21 in cable-assembly 22 is maintained at cable main body connection at the other end 26 The increase of separation distance 25 while in portion 32, tension in cable 23 also with cable-assembly 22 cable 23 in mechanism body 18 and spacer member 20 in the increase in space that occupies and increase.Once reach cable 23 required tension or cable 23 from even Female connector pipe 15 stretch out required length (that is, when between end 24,26 position to axial increase when, the tension of cable 23 As extension elongation reduces and increase), lock 16 is just on the external dimensions 48a of mechanism body 18 towards the external ruler of forked portion 40 In very little 48b sliding 112 to the external dimensions 48b of forked portion 40.It will recognize, when spacer member 20 rotates, mechanism body 18 rotate jointly can be inhibited by the interaction between spline 36a, 36b.Then lock 16 is compeled to be pressed onto forked portion 40 Above so that forked portion 40 curves inwardly towards adjustment axis 27, to make spline 42a, 42b be fixedly engaged, to limit spline 42a, 42b are slipped over each other.It is moved relative to each other once spline 42a, 42b are limited, then mechanism body 18 and interval structure Further relative rotation between part 20 is restricted, as long as therefore lock 16 positioning dampening mechanism ontology 18 and spacer member 20 Between further relative rotary motion, the setting tension of cable 23 is just kept.

As set forth above, it is possible to recognize, connecting sleeve 15 can be rotatably connected to mechanism body 18, therefore If cable 23 be it is non-rotatable, mechanism body 18 can around adjustment axis 27 rotate.Alternatively, cable 23 can The fixed company between connecting sleeve 15 and mechanism body 18 under the sample situation that adjustment axis 27 rotates, can be provided It connects, in this case, spacer member 20 is rotated around adjustment axis 27 to adjust separation distance 25.In addition, lock 16 (for example, Sleeve) it can be slided towards forked portion 40 with forked portion 40 is fixed, so that preventing forked portion 40 separate along mechanism body 18 It is deflected each other in order to which spacer member 20 is rotated relative to mechanism body 18 around adjustment axis 27.

As described above, cable regulating mechanism 10 can be used for cable-assembly 22 being connected to frame 7, which includes: to connect Female connector pipe 15, the connecting sleeve 15 have bearing attachment 15b, the first noumenon (for example, casing) for being attached to frame 7 interior Portion 30a and for and cable-assembly 22 the cable connections 15a that is attached of mechanism body 18,30a is used for inside the first noumenon Receive the cable across 30a inside the first noumenon；Mechanism body 18, the mechanism body 18 have the second body interior 30b, neighbouring In forked portion 40 first end (for example, opposite end 26) and for receive connecting sleeve 15 the second end (for example, One end 24), the second body interior 30b is for receiving the cable 23 across the second body interior 30b, first end and second End is on the contrary, the second body interior 30b limits adjustment axis 27；Spacer member 20, the spacer member 20 have for being attached to An end 6a (for example, adjacent to cable main body interconnecting piece 32 of spline 42b) for the cable main body 21 of cable-assembly 22 and The other end 6b for coupling at first end (for example, opposite end 26) with mechanism body 18 is (for example, adjacent to spiral shell Line portion 38b), the other end 6b and one end 6a are on the contrary, spacer member 20 has third body interior 30c, and the Three body interior 30c are for receiving the cable 23 across third body interior 30c；And lock 16, the lock 16 are used for holding mechanism The selected relative position along adjustment axis 27 between ontology 18 and spacer member 20, to limit connecting sleeve 15 and cable sheet Obtained separation distance 25 between body 21；As a result, by along adjustment axis 27 adjust one end 6a relative to The position of first end (for example, opposite end 26) connection determines selected relative position.

Furthermore, it is possible to recognize, the pair of elasticity forked portion 40 is located at the of mechanism body 18 around adjustment axis 27 At one end (for example, opposite end 26), so that when spacer member 20 is attached to mechanism body 18 (for example, via threaded portion The cooperation of 38a, 38b) when, spacer member 20 is located between the pair of elastic forked portion 40.Furthermore, it is possible to recognize, lock 16 are configured to compress elastic forked portion 40 towards adjustment axis 27, with limiting mechanism ontology 18 and spacer member 20 Around rotating jointly for adjustment axis 27, selected relative position fixedly (and releasedly) is kept to provide, in turn Obtained separation distance 25 is provided.

Embodiments of the present invention are referred to the paragraph of following number to understand:

1. a kind of for will include that the cable-assembly 22 of cable 23 is connected to the cable regulating mechanism 10 of bracket 13, the machine Structure includes:

Connecting sleeve 15, the connecting sleeve 15 have bearing attachment 15b, the first for being attached to the bracket Internal portion 30a and for and the cable-assembly the cable connections 15a that is attached of mechanism body 18, in the first noumenon Portion 30a is used to receive the cable of the 30a inside the first noumenon；

The mechanism body, the mechanism body have the second body interior 30b, first end 26 and for receiving The second end 24 of connecting sleeve is stated, the second body interior 30b is for receiving the institute across the second body interior 30b Cable, the first end and the second end are stated on the contrary, second body interior limits adjustment axis 27；

Spacer member 20, the spacer member 20 have one for being attached to the cable main body 21 of the cable-assembly End 6a and the other end 6b for coupling at the first end with the mechanism body, described the other end and institute An end is stated on the contrary, there is the spacer member third body interior 30c, the third body interior 30c to wear for receiving Cross the cable of the third body interior 30c；And

Lock 16, the lock 16 select relative position for keeping in the mechanism body along the adjustment axis, with Keep the obtained separation distance 25 between the connecting sleeve and the cable main body；

Wherein, before with the lock by the selected relative position locking, by adjusting institute along the adjustment axis The position that an end couples relative to the first end is stated to determine the selected relative position.

2. further including at the first end around the one of the adjustment axis according to mechanism described in paragraph 1 To elastic forked portion 40, so that the spacer member is located between the pair of elastic forked portion.

3. according to mechanism described in paragraph 2, wherein the lock be sized to for by the elastic forked portion towards institute Adjustment axis compression is stated, to limit the mechanism body and the spacer member rotating jointly around the adjustment axis, from And provide the holding.

4. according to mechanism described in paragraph 1, further includes: the mechanism body has first be located at the second end Spline 36a, the first spline 36a are for cooperating with the second spline 36b of the connecting sleeve to inhibit the connecting sleeve With the relative rotation between the mechanism body.

5. according to mechanism described in paragraph 1, further includes: the mechanism body and the connecting sleeve pass through connection joining part And be attached to each other, in order to the relative rotation between the connecting sleeve and the mechanism body.

6. according to mechanism described in paragraph 5, wherein the connection joining part includes protrusion 31a and slot 31b.

7. according to mechanism described in paragraph 1, wherein the inside dimension 46 of the lock is greater than the mechanism body described External dimensions 48a at the second end 24, to provide the relative axial movement between the lock and the mechanism body.

8. the inside dimension of the lock is less than the mechanism body in the first end according to mechanism described in paragraph 1 External dimensions 48b at portion, to limit the lock and the mechanism sheet when the lock is positioned at the first end Relative axial movement between body.

9. according to mechanism described in paragraph 1, wherein the bracket is used to be connected to the frame 7 of vehicle 8.

10. according to mechanism described in paragraph 9, wherein an end of the cable is connected to the component 19 of the vehicle.

11. according to mechanism described in paragraph 10, wherein the component is latch 17.

12. according to mechanism described in paragraph 2, wherein the pair of elasticity forked portion has first group of spline 42a, described First group of spline 42a is biased towards second group of spline 42b in the spacer member.

13. according to mechanism described in paragraph 12, wherein when described lock is located in unlocked position far from the first end When, the biasing provides residual force so as to first group of spline described in when the spacer member is rotated relative to the mechanism body It interacts with second group of spline.

14. the mechanism makes according to mechanism described in paragraph 13: when described lock is located in institute far from the first end When stating unlocked position, the interaction of first group of spline and second group of spline includes forcing the pair of elasticity Forked portion deflects away from each other, so that when the spacer member is rotated relative to the mechanism body, first group of spline It is slid and is engaged described by the peak potion of first group of spline and the peak potion of second group of spline with second group of spline The valley of first group of spline and the valley of second group of spline.

15. according to mechanism described in paragraph 1, wherein the lock is positioned around the external of the mechanism body, so that described Lock can move between unlocked position and latched position along the adjustment axis.

16. according to mechanism described in paragraph 1, wherein the spacer member has the first spiral shell positioned at the body interior Line portion 38a, the first threaded portion 38a with the second threaded portion 38b of the spacer member for coupling.

17. according to mechanism described in paragraph 12, wherein the lock can be around the periphery of the mechanism body along described Adjustment axis sliding, so that the first axial position adjacent to the pair of elastic forked portion of the lock indicates described first group Spline and second group of spline, which are in, to be fixed to one another and is engaged by locking, and the separate the pair of elastic forked portion of the lock Second axial position indicates that first group of spline and second group of spline are in unlock engagement each other.

18. according to mechanism described in paragraph 1, wherein the mechanism body is anchored to described by the connecting sleeve Bracket.

19. a kind of method for operating cable regulating mechanism 10, the cable regulating mechanism 10 will be for that will include cable 23 cable-assembly 22 is connected to bracket 13, the described method comprises the following steps:

Connecting sleeve 15 with bearing attachment 15b is attached to the bracket, the connecting sleeve has first Internal portion 30a, the first noumenon inside 30a are used to receive the cable of the 30a inside the first noumenon；

The cable connections 15a of the connecting sleeve is attached to the mechanism body 18 of the cable-assembly, the mechanism Ontology have the second body interior 30b, first end 26 and the second end 24 for receiving the connecting sleeve, described second Body interior 30b is for receiving the cable across the second body interior 30b, the first end and the second end Portion is on the contrary, second body interior limits adjustment axis 27；

One end 6a of spacer member 20 is attached to the cable main body 21 of the cable-assembly and by the interval The other end 6b of component 20 couples at the first end with the mechanism body, described the other end and one end Portion is on the contrary, the spacer member has third body interior 30c, and the third body interior 30c is for receiving across described the The cable of three body interior 30c；And

Lock 16 is positioned to be used in the mechanism body to keep selected relative position along the adjustment axis, to protect The obtained separation distance 25 between the connecting sleeve and the cable main body is held,

Wherein, before with the lock by the selected relative position locking, by adjusting institute along the adjustment axis The position that an end couples relative to the first end is stated to determine the selected relative position.

20. according to method described in paragraph 19, wherein the obtained separation distance be the spacer member with it is described The result of relative rotation between mechanism body.

Claims (10)

1. a kind of for will include that the cable-assembly of cable is connected to the cable regulating mechanism of bracket, the mechanism includes:

Connecting sleeve, the connecting sleeve has for being attached to the bearing attachment of the bracket, inside the first noumenon and For and the cable-assembly mechanism body attachment cable connections, for receiving across described inside the first noumenon The cable inside the first noumenon；

The mechanism body, the mechanism body have the second body interior, first end and for receiving the connector sleeve The second end of pipe, second body interior is for receiving the cable across second body interior, and described first End and the second end are on the contrary, second body interior limits adjustment axis；

Spacer member, the spacer member have an end and the use for being attached to the cable main body of the cable-assembly In the other end coupled at the first end with the mechanism body, described the other end and one end phase Instead, the spacer member has third body interior, and the third body interior is for receiving across the third body interior The cable；And

Lock, the lock is for keeping selected relative position along the adjustment axis in the mechanism body, described in keeping Obtained separation distance between connecting sleeve and the cable main body；

Wherein, before with the lock by the selected relative position locking, by adjusting described one along the adjustment axis A end determines the selected relative position relative to the position that the first end couples.

2. mechanism according to claim 1 further includes at the first end around the one of the adjustment axis To elastic forked portion, so that the spacer member is located between the pair of elastic forked portion.

3. mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the lock be sized to for by the elastic forked portion towards institute Adjustment axis compression is stated, to limit the mechanism body and the spacer member rotating jointly around the adjustment axis, from And provide the holding.

4. mechanism according to claim 1, further includes: the mechanism body has first be located at the second end Spline, first spline is for the second spline fitted with the connecting sleeve to inhibit the connecting sleeve and the mechanism Relative rotation between ontology.

5. mechanism according to claim 1, further includes: the mechanism body and the connecting sleeve pass through connection joining part And be attached to each other, in order to the relative rotation between the connecting sleeve and the mechanism body.

6. mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the inside dimension of the lock be greater than the mechanism body described the The external dimensions of two ends, to provide the relative axial movement between the lock and the mechanism body.

7. mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the inside dimension of the lock be less than the mechanism body described the The external dimensions of an end portion, to limit the lock and the mechanism sheet when the lock is positioned at the first end Relative axial movement between body.

8. mechanism according to claim 2, wherein it is the pair of elasticity forked portion have first group of spline, described first Group spline is by towards second group of spline offset in the spacer member.

9. mechanism according to claim 8, wherein when the lock is located in unlocked position far from the first end, The biasing provide residual force so as to first group of spline described in when the spacer member rotate relative to the mechanism body and Second group of spline interacts.

10. a kind of method for operating cable regulating mechanism, the cable regulating mechanism is used for will be including the cable set of cable Part is connected to bracket, the described method comprises the following steps:

Connecting sleeve with bearing attachment is attached to the bracket, the connecting sleeve has inside the first noumenon, institute It states inside the first noumenon for receiving the cable inside the first noumenon；

The cable connections of the connecting sleeve are attached to the mechanism body of the cable-assembly, the mechanism body has the Two body interiors, first end and the second end for receiving the connecting sleeve, second body interior is for receiving Across the cable of second body interior, the first end and the second end are on the contrary, in second ontology Portion limits adjustment axis；

One end of spacer member is attached to the cable main body of the cable-assembly and by the another of the spacer member End couples at the first end with the mechanism body, and described the other end and one end are on the contrary, between described There is third body interior every component, the third body interior is for receiving the line across the third body interior Cable；And

By locking bit at being used in the mechanism body keep selected relative position along the adjustment axis, described in keeping Obtained separation distance between connecting sleeve and the cable main body,

Wherein, before with the lock by the selected relative position locking, by adjusting described one along the adjustment axis A end determines the selected relative position relative to the position that the first end couples.